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The Book of Vile Darkness

Magic: The Gathering · expansion

The Book of Vile Darkness

Current Era

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms · #91 · mythic · 2021

Legendary Artifact — Book

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Market reference

$0.48

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Card facts

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Collector number
91 / 424
Release year
2021
Rarity
mythic
Illustrator
Daniel Ljunggren
Colors
B
Frame
2015
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Finishes
nonfoil · foil
Printed
2021-07-23

About this card

Mana cost: {B}{B}{B}

Type: Legendary Artifact — Book

At the beginning of your end step, if you lost 2 or more life this turn, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. {T}, Exile The Book of Vile Darkness and artifacts you control named Eye of Vecna and Hand of Vecna: Create Vecna, a legendary 8/8 black Zombie God creature token with indestructible and all triggered abilities of the exiled cards.

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

tlrLegal
duelLegal
brawlLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
pioneerLegal
vintageLegal
historicLegal
timelessLegal
commanderLegal
gladiatorLegal
oathbreakerLegal

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

Scryfall pricing

VariantPrice
USD (non-foil)$0.48
USD (foil)$0.61
EUR (non-foil)€0.67
EUR (foil)€0.89
MTGO tix0.02

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my The Book of Vile Darkness is real?

The Book of Vile Darkness is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is The Book of Vile Darkness worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for The Book of Vile Darkness is $0.48; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is The Book of Vile Darkness from?

The Book of Vile Darkness is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms" in the expansion series, released in 2021.

What rarity is The Book of Vile Darkness?

The Book of Vile Darkness is a mythic card in the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set.

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